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Gorky Park

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Gorky Park (1983)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:17

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When three faceless corpses are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, the Moscow militia's top investigator, Arkady Renko (William Hurt), is assigned to the case. An honest Soviet official, Renko... When three faceless corpses are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, the Moscow militia's top investigator, Arkady Renko (William Hurt), is assigned to the case. An honest Soviet official, Renko uncovers a murky and dangerous plot involving sinister KGB agents, the corrupt Soviet government, and a powerful American businessman. Although many of the Russians in the film speak with an English accent (all the dialogue is in English), GORKY PARK proves to be a provocative, fast-paced thriller that captures all of the intrigue and suspense in Martin Cruz Smith's best-selling novel of the same name. Director Michael Apted handled the thriller genre before in SQUEEZE and AGATHA, and the experience shows in GORKY PARK; there are so many twists and turns in the plot, viewers are constantly kept off balance. A supporting cast of Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, and Joanna Pacula (in her first starring role) back up Hurt with solid performances. [More]

Starring: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Brian Dennehy

Starring: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Brian Dennehy

Director: Michael Apted

Director: Michael Apted
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Dennis Potter
Story: Martin Cruz Smith

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Neither Dennis Potter's screenplay nor the heavyweight cast can raise this adaptation of Martin Cruz Smith's best-selling spy novel above the ordinary.

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02/09/06
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This is pretty gripping, if somewhat formulaic, stuff.

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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An uneven but fascinating murder mystery.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/30/09
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William Hurt is superb as a Moscow militia detective caught between his desires to be simply a good cop and the unfathomable motives of the secret Soviet government, all complicated by an unexpected love for Joanna Pacula.

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03/26/09
Variety Staff
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02/25/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
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11/06/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Hopelessly dated and morose -- and much is lost from the bestselling novel.

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10/30/05
Christopher Null
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Jules Brenner
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07/15/05
Emanuel Levy
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03/09/05
Rebecca Murray
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02/25/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

By the end of Gorky Park, we realize that it's not the solution that matters, but what the case itself forced the people to discover about themselves.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A crackling good novel is still born on the screen.

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08/21/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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08/04/04
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Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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06/25/04
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06/12/04
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Greenwich Village Gazette

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06/18/03
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
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It remains a taut, clever thriller throughout, with Mr. Apted's direction establishing its intensity immediately and sustaining it well.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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01/09/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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